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CVE-2019-12220

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-12220 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability found in the SDL_FreePalette_REAL function within libSDL2.a (Simple DirectMedia Layer) version 2.0.9 when used with libSDL2_image.a version 2.0.4. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and primarily impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl2_image:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:simple_directmedia_layer:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0187 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 26,221 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-12220Moderate

SDL: out-of-bounds read in function SDL_FreePalette_REAL in video/SDL_pixels.c

May 20, 2019

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00012.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00029.html
bugzilla.libsdl.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00021.html
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GY6FDFPYUJ7YPY3XB5U75VJHBSVRVIKO
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJ2VRD57UOBT72JUC2DIFHEFCH4N64SW
usn.ubuntu.com / 4238-1